A Golden Leaf Vs A Leaf which brings Peace of Mind

Hi friends, normally if anybody asks us, if we want wealth or peace of mind, normally we say, if we have wealth, automatically we will get peace of mind. If we face any financial problems, how can we get peace of mind, that is what some people say. Some people say, if we have peace of mind, automatically other things will come. That is what some people think. Now, we are learning a story about two brothers, those two brothers were living on a small piece of land. Their parents left with them small piece of land and they were cultivating the land and that money was not sufficient for them and they were mending even shoes also. That is what they were making their livelihood. Then what had happened, let us know the story in detail. Initially, they were the only ones who were mending the shoes, later another person came and he became a competitor for them and many people were going to that man because he was very fast in mending shoes. So these two brothers left without work, so that led them to lead miserable life and they did not have fire to make themselves warm also. They almost became shelterless. That time, younger brother advised elder brother, there was a tree and that tree fell down and with the help of those roots only and everybody took away the wood and all. Little root part was left and that dry part if we take and make fire, we can keep ourselves warm. That is what younger brother said. Then they took out that root part and then they were about to make the fire and immediately from the fire, sorry, from that hole of the root came out a small cuckoo, a nightingale. Then the cuckoo said, is it summer season? Then they said, no, it is winter season. No, it is very warm, that is why I thought it is summer season. No, it is winter season, that is why we made fire to keep ourselves warm. The bird said, can you give me some shelter? I can't bear the coldness of this winter. After summer approaches, then I will leave. I will fly, I can migrate to other place. For that, they agreed and said, there is some root part and with that root part you can make shelter for yourself. Saying so, they gave the bird the shelter. And after that, it spent there the whole winter and then it took permission. Now, this is the time for me to migrate. I will go to some other place. It said, you gave me shelter. So, what do you want me to give you in return? For that, they said, now our life is very miserable. Can you get, wherever you fly, you may find some diamonds, pearls or something and can you get them those? But then the bird said, I can't go to those places. But I can give you an idea. There are two trees. Those two trees do miracles. All the leaves of the tree are very green in color. And if the tree becomes dry up, the leaves of the tree, when they become dry up, they turn to be gold. So, if you want that gold leaf, I will give you. The other tree gives, the leaves of other tree give peace of mind. What do you want? Elder brother said, I want golden leaf. The younger one said, I want the leaf which gives peace of mind. Then the bird flew away and fulfilled their wish. It gave the elder brother golden leaf and the younger one the leaf which gives peace of mind. After that what had happened, let us know the story in detail. The bird migrated to other place and fulfilled the wishes of both brothers. Elder one became rich with four golden leaves given by the bird. On the other hand, younger one got peaceful life with the four leaves given by the bird but remained poor. Still, he was satisfied with whatever fruits and food available to him. The elder one considered him foolish and was not bothered about his younger brother's life. But younger one found enjoyment in his nomadic life. At that time, a king was facing some problem which let him lose his tempers. One day, he was moving on the banks of a river where he met this younger one. He chatted with him for a while. King realized that his company gave the king some solace, took him to his palace, offered him many things. Seeing king's peaceful face, all were awestruck. Many people came to know that the younger one's company gives peace of mind and started making friendship with him. They even offered whatever he needed. He thanked the bird for giving those four leaves which brought him peace of mind. He wrapped them in a blanket and was moving with it wherever he went. If anyone asked why he was carrying that always, he used to say it was his real treasure. The elder one, when he became rich, he turned to be greedy too. More he earned, much more he wanted to earn. He came to know his younger brother's friendship with the king. He thought if a king makes friendship with his poor younger brother, it is not impossible for his family to make friendship with the king. He went with many costly diamonds and gifts to offer the king. On the way, he felt very hungry. He found a lady coming from another direction carrying delicious food in a basket. He requested her, can you share me some food? I will give whatever you want. Then the lady said, why not? You can eat whatever you want. She served him everything including rice pudding. He enjoyed the meal, felt drowsy. The lady mixed something in that food. She took away all diamonds and gifts meant for the king. When he opened his eyes, he realized how he was treated by the old lady. He started talking to himself. What did I achieve in this running race of amassing money? Am I leading a peaceful life like my brother? This money made me lead an isolated life. But what about my brother? He might not have amassed wealth like me, but got many friends. I considered him as a fool. No, he is superior to me. He lost in his thought. Moved forward, met his younger brother. Seeing his elder one, the younger brother hugged him. How are you, my dear brother? His elder brother sighed but still with tears. He repented for sending him out when he became rich. Though younger to me, you made me realize the real value of life. Both the families reconciled and started living together. Let's come with some other interesting topic in our next video. Till then, bye.